Dutch Cities are Better for the Environment (and my sanity)

This video continues at Climate Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfsCniN7Nsc Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-dutch-cities-are-better-for-the-climate-and-my-sanity We didn’t move to the Netherlands because of climate change, the environment, the cycling, or even the stroopwafels. We moved here because we have a better quality of life. But in doing so, our impact on the climate reduced considerably ... which is kind of remarkable. Be sure to visit Climate Town for more climate excitement: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateTown Sign up to Nebula and watch ad-free and sponsor-free: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw -- Other Climate & Eco Tubers Worth Watching: Simon Clark https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonOxfPhys Our Changing Climate https://www.youtube.com/c/OurChangingClimate Just Have a Think https://www.youtube.com/c/JustHaveaThink Climate Adam https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateAdam Zenturo https://www.youtube.com/c/zentouro potholer54 https://www.youtube.com/c/potholer54 Future Proof https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureProofTV --- Additional Reading & References CO2 emissions Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions#per-capita-co2-emissions Netherlands: CO2 Country Profile Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/netherlands Greenhouse gas emissions by sector, Netherlands, 2016 Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?time=latest&country=~NLD The Missing Link of Climate Change: Single-Family Suburban Homes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-12-07/the-missing-link-of-climate-change-single-family-suburban-homes How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream Climate Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo Growing Wealthier - Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity Center for Clean Air Policy 2011 http://www.growingwealthier.info/ Transport Energy and Population Density - TUMI https://www.transformative-mobility.org/assets/publications/Transport-Energy-and-Population-Density_2021-09-08-072436_ozfa.pdf Accessibility in Cities: Transport and Urban Form https://lsecities.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/LSE-Cities-2014-Transport-and-Urban-Form-NCE-Cities-Paper-03.pdf Federal Highway Association National Household Travel Survey https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:06 People who know about Climate Change 0:53 Per-capita CO2 & where it comes from 2:34 City design is important for climate change 3:40 Why are we talking about Stroopwafels? 4:20 Why we love the Netherlands 5:28 What if I stayed in Fake London? 6:41 Heating & Cooling 7:06 Zoning & SFH regulations 7:20 Transportation is a problem 8:19 Bad land use is bad. Like, really bad. 9:07 Density doesn't have to feel dense 10:05 On commutes and car driving 11:15 How do we fix it? 11:53 Stop interrupting me, Rollie! 12:21 Patreon shout-out 12:36 Outtro #climatechange #greencities